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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Sai, why can't Gyan find a decent job?
(a) Because he lacks experience.
(b) Because he can't afford decent clothes for interviews.
(c) Because he isn't Westernized.
(d) Because he's not intelligent enough.

2. What do Saeed's in-laws encourage him to do?
(a) Emigrate.
(b) Divorce their daughter.
(c) Work for them.
(d) Have children.

3. What do Noni and Lola give as Christmas gifts?
(a) Authentic Tibetan socks.
(b) Authentic English pullovers.
(c) Authentic Tibetan mittens.
(d) Authentic English cardigans.

4. What does Sai tell the cook after accepting Gyan's apology?
(a) That Gyan is not very intelligent.
(b) That she plans to try to change Gyan.
(c) That she is in love with Gyan.
(d) That she plans to try to change herself for Gyan.

5. How does Gyan react when Sai tells him about the Christmas party?
(a) He is happy for her.
(b) He is jealous.
(c) He is disappointed that she hadn't invited him.
(d) He ignores her.

6. What does the cook sell to supplement his income?
(a) Homemade curry.
(b) Homemade soup.
(c) Homemade jam.
(d) Homemade brew.

7. With whom does Biju get into a fight at work?
(a) An American co-worker.
(b) A Pakistani co-worker.
(c) An Indian co-worker.
(d) His American boss.

8. What does Noni believe about the Nepalese?
(a) They should have their own homeland.
(b) They should be expelled from India.
(c) They should be reduced to servitude.
(d) They are dangerous because there are so many of them.

9. What does Biju realize about Harry-Harish's two names?
(a) It is an attempt to live in two worlds and please two sets of gods.
(b) It is an attempt to make himself sound loftier than his employees.
(c) It is the result of his having one Indian parent and one American parent.
(d) It is his way of standing out.

10. During their tutoring sessions, what does Sai tell Noni she wants to do?
(a) Move to America.
(b) Marry well.
(c) Earn a good living.
(d) Travel.

11. Who approaches the judge's house at the beginning of the novel?
(a) A young Nepalese men.
(b) A homeless beggar.
(c) A neighbor.
(d) Sai's tutor.

12. How does Gyan describe Sai and her father to his friends in Thapa's Canteen?
(a) He can tell they are jealous of him.
(b) He admires them.
(c) He pities them.
(d) He respects them.

13. How did people respond to his English manners when the judge first returned from England?
(a) They laughed at him.
(b) They were impressed and showed respect.
(c) They expressed disappointment in his choices.
(d) They asked him to teach them to be like him.

14. Why is Biju fired from his delivery job?
(a) The food arrives cold.
(b) He is rude to the customers.
(c) His delivery bike is stolen.
(d) He hurts his leg and can no longer ride his delivery bike.

15. What group of men does Gyan join after the New Year?
(a) The Gorkha Liberation Army.
(b) The British Army.
(c) The Nepalese Liberation Army.
(d) The Indian Army.

Short Answer Questions

1. What types of memories are instilled in the judge by the theft of his trunk?

2. Where does Sai spend Christmas?

3. Where do Harry-Harish and his family live?

4. According to Gyan, why can't he find a decent job?

5. Why wasn't Gyan hired for the job in Calcutta?

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